Borough residents are bracing for the stark possibility that that number will rise even more over the next few days as recovery efforts continue in our devastated coastal communities.

Numerous Staten Islanders are still unaccounted for, including George Dresch, whose 13-year-old daughter, Angela, was found dead Tuesday morning after a wave slammed into the family's home on Yetman Avenue in Tottenville, tearing the structure apart.

Also Tuesday, family members of Oakwood Beach resident Leonard Montalto issued a desperate plea for his return. Montalto was last seen at his home on Fox Beach Avenue during the height of the surge when he sent his daughter to safety and remained behind in the family's residence to make sure the pump functioned properly.

There have also been thus far unconfirmed reports of more gruesome discoveries, as officials continue searching flooded homes on Quincy and Fox Beach avenues.